LSU studies cellphone use by drivers

4:57 PM,
Dec. 15, 2013

LSU is researching cellphone use by drivers.

Written by

Koran Adoo
The Adovcate

BATON ROUGE - How unsafe is cellphone use while driving? LSU aims to come up with an answer.

For the past year and a half, LSU researchers have been inviting people to the College of Engineering to test their driving skills.

Inside the building, volunteers strap themselves into the university's virtual driving simulator. It looks like a Ford Focus minus the wheels. It's equipped with a series of cameras, projectors and screens designed to simulate realistic driving conditions. ...